Global Patent Index - EP 0903574 A3

EP 0903574 A3 19990421 -

Publication

EP 0903574 A3 19990421

Application

EP 98306610 A 19980818

Priority

US 91237597 A 19970818

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0903574A2] A foreign object video detection system comprises a television camera for producing a digital color image of a work surface, a converter having direct memory access to a computer, color detection and color image processing software, logic for discriminating objects deemed to be a foreign object on the work surface or upon a layer of material on the work surface, logic for providing appropriate warning to the operator, and input controls for selecting the area of interest for detection and for optimizing the detection technique based upon the manufacturing situation. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G01N 21/88

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/94 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 21/94 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2021/8472 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0903574 A2 19990324; EP 0903574 A3 19990421; US 6064429 A 20000516

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98306610 A 19980818; US 91237597 A 19970818